News. Views. Hughes - July 18, 2019 (17:00 ET)

BREAKING: US shoots down Iranian drone

President Trump announced that the USS Boxer “immediately destroyed” an Iranian drone that strayed too close to the warship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. RT America’s Sayeh Tavangar reports for News.Views.Hughes.

Iran drives OPEC’s oil production to record low

OPEC controls approximately 80 percent of the world’s oil supply. But political tension over Iran has caused the cartel’s output to drop to its lowest levels since 2015. Sara Montes de Oca reports. Then “Boom Bust” host Christy Ai joins News.Views.Hughes to share her insights. She points out that the US turn to shale oil has reduced OPEC’s power to exert its influence through oil production.

Exorcism in Congress amid mounting partisan hatred

Rev. Pat Conroy, chaplain of the US House of Representatives performed a prayer on Thursday wherein he “cast out all spirits of darkness” on the floor of the House. Conservative commentator Steve Malzberg and former Florida Democratic Party chair Mitch Ceasar join Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss. They also debate the tone of President Trump’s most recent rally and his feud with “the Squad.”